[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Of course it depends on how complex the song is and how many verses there are. Photo by Frodo Babbs But how long does it take to ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are plenty of studies now about the many benefits of singing together. But they only look at the experience of the singers in a choir. I&rsqu...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are choirs for gay men, choirs for women, choirs for socialists, choirs for hire, choirs for weddings and choirs for the deaf. There are Welsh ch...
St Helens Male Voices a brand new choir with a fresh approach, formed to bring men of all ages and backgrounds together to sing. We have a simple philosophy, we all love to sing but we want to do it in a professional way without the rigid formality and st... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This weekend I’m running a ‘voice clinic’ for members of my choir. I’ll be spending time working on basic vocal technique and conf...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] One of the many bees in my bonnet is the photographs of choirs. Photo by sludgeulper I have yet to see a photo of any reasonabl...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It turns out that the devil might not have the best tunes after all. AlThough I run a secular choir (I don’t have a religiou...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] You work on a song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to re...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I’ve been praised many times by the singers I work with for being so patient. Which makes me wonder: what’s the alternative?I must admit that I ...
III. WATER FROM YOUR SPRING What was in that candle's light that opened and consumed me so quickly? Come back, my friend! The form of our love is not a created form. Nothing can help me but that beauty. There was a dawn I remember when... more